Peach-pabeb



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARVIN SMITH, OF NEV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

PEACH-FABER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 28,310, dated May 15, 1860.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARVIN SMITH, of the city of New I-Iaven, county ofNew Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented av new and ImprovedMachine for Par-ing Peaches; and I do declare that the following is afull and exact description.

To enable others to make and use my invention I will say, that Figure l,is a perspective View, A, representing a bottom or platform of wood,upon which the machine is fastened.

B,represents a part of the cast iron frame, which I call a rail, a crosssection of which, taken through at the dotted line h, is represented nFig. 2. The post, or standard a, at the end of the rail B, supports thedriving wheel C,- and the fork D, by suitable bearings, and on the outerend of the spindle of the said fork D, is fastened the pinion c, whichpinion meshes into and is driven by the wheel C.

E, represents another rail, in all respects like the one marked B,except that the post, or standard CZ, through which the spindle of thefork F, has a bearing is placed at about midway between the ends of therail E. The cross section of the rail E, is also seen in Fig. 2.

Both of the rails, B, and E, are semi-cylindrical, externally, andconcave internally so that when the concave sides are placed together orin contact, a cavity, or barrel is formed as at m, Fig. 2. In the saidcavity or barrel fm, is inserted, a spiral spring 0, one end of whichspring bears against the head, or end of the rail B, opposite to orfarthest from the driving wheel C, while the other end of said springbears against a similar head at the end of the rail E, near the drivingwheel C. Said spring acting by expansion, does, at all times press, orforce the fork F, in the direction of the fork D.

The rails B, and E, are held together with screws, and in such a manneras to allow them to slip, the one against the other, so that the fork F,may be moved backwardor from the fork D, when required, either to placea peach between the two forks, or to remove one therefrom, n,representing one of said screws, fitted loosely through a slot or grooves, made along, and through the side of the rail B, and screwed firmlyinto the head or end of the rail E. The other, or opposite ends of therails are held together with a like screw-though not shown in thedrawings, fitted loosely through the slot or groove made along andthrough the side of the rail E, and screwed firmly into the head, or endof the rail B.

The two forks represented by D, and F, have each two diverging prongs,the inner edges of which prongs, are made sharp, and designed to indent,or cut into the ends of the peach stone to prevent the peach fromslipping from between the forks, while it is being pared. Said forkswould be better however if made with three or four prongs eac i.

I, represents the handle to the paring knife, which may be made of woodor metal, substantially like those long known and used upon the commonapple paring machines, lw, representing the cutting or paring knife.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with the stationary hollow concave rail B, standard a,and fork D, of the sliding hollow concave rail E, standard d, fork F,and spring o, as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

MARVIN SMITH.

Witnesses:

JN0. G. NORTH, JOHN MONEGHAN.

